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TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubles sometimes are caused by simple "faults"
that you can correct without
the help of a service technician.
If you
experience
any difficulty
with your TV, check a few basic remedies before calling your service technician.
TV will not turn on
•
Check to make sure it is plugged
in.
•
Check the wall receptacle (or extension cord) to make sure it is "live"
by plugging
in something
else.
•
Maybe batteries in remote control
are "dead."
•
Maybe remote control
is not aimed at remote senson
•
The front panel controls
may be locked (disabled).
Use the remote control to unlock the front
panel controls
by
selecting
the Front Panel Block in the Parental Controls menu and choosing
View.
Controls don't work
•
If using remote control,
make sure remote is in TV mode by first pressing TV button.
•
The front panel controls
may be locked (disabled).
Use the remote control to unlock the front
panel controls
by
selecting
the Front Panel Block in the Parental Controls menu and choosing
View.
•
Try unplugging
set for two minutes and then plug it back in and turn it on again.
Problems
with remote
•
Maybe something
is between
the remote and the remote sensor.
•
Maybe the remote is not aimed directly at the component
(TV or VCR) you are trying to control.
•
Maybe remote is not in TV Mode.
Press the TV button
so remote will control
TV.
•
Maybe batteries in remote are weak, dead or installed
incorrectly.
Try replacing
batteries.
(Note, if you remove the
batteries, you may have to reprogram
the remote to control
other components.)
•
Remove batteries and hold number
1 for at least 60 seconds to drain the microprocessor
inside the remote.
Release
number
1, replace the batteries,
and (if necessary) reprogram
the remote.
Turns off while playing
•
Scheduled Offfunction
may have been activated.
•
Electronic protection
circuit may have been activated
because of a power surge. Wait 30 seconds and then turn on
again.
If this happens frequently,
the voltage in your house may be abnormally
high or low.
TV Turns on unexpectedly
•
Scheduled On may have been activated.
Blank screen
•
Maybe the component
connected
to the input jacks is not turned on.
•
Try another
channel.
•
Press RESET,in case the picture controls
are set too low.
No sound, picture okay
•
Maybe sound is muted.
Try pressing volume up button
to restore sound.
•
Maybe speakers are turned off.
Check the Audio
Output
and Speakers control
panel in the Audio
menu.
•
If using an S-Video component,
remember
to also connect the component's
L and R AUDIO OUT jacks to the TV's L and
R INPUT jacks.
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